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The Elder-Care Crapshoot; As more boomers require long-term care, a growing industry offers guidance for seniors. But how trustworthy -- and costly -- is it? SmartMoney.com

When Deborah Lanne went looking for live-in care for her ailing, 80-year-old father, she was initially optimistic: His long-term-care insurance policy required that a professional geriatric-care manager conduct an assessment of his needs, ...
Some Long-Term-Care Insurance Is Better Than None; Ruffenach: Why shooting for the moon with long-term-care insurance might shoot you in the foot. SmartMoney.com

The best is the enemy of the good. Or so said Voltaire, the French philosopher. I could be wrong, but...I think he was talking about long-term-care insurance -- and how to fix what is probably the biggest hole in your plans for retirement.
The High Cost of Long-Term Care SmartMoney Blogs

Northwestern Mutual just released its annual "Cost of Long-Term-Care study." As you might imagine, the costs of long-term-care can vary, depending on which region of the country you live in and whether you hire an aide to help you at home ...
Saving Up for Medicare WSJ Blogs

Let's get this straight: Medicare pays for very little long-term care, and you'll still need significant savings to cover the rest of your medical expenses.
A Medicaid Mess Barrons.com

Among the troubled American entitlement programs, Medicaid often gets a passing grade, based on good intentions. Unlike Social Security and Medicare, which provide most of their benefits to middle-class taxpayers, Medicaid is supposed to ...
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Class Warfare; Repealing an entitlement that even the White House says won't work. WSJ.com

The House votes today on repealing one of the Affordable Care Act's major new subsidy programs, and the referendum deserves more attention than it will probably get. The important point is not merely eliminating one of ObamaCare's worst ...
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Congress's Number Cruncher Comes Under Fire WSJ.com

Republican staffers on three Senate committees are pressing a congressional office that scrutinizes federal budget issues and proposed legislation over how its assessments are compiled.
The Economic Impact of Caregiving SmartMoney Blogs

Approximately one in four U.S. adults care for an elderly relative, friend, or spouse with chronic conditions or a disability. In 2009, the "estimated economic value" of their unpaid contributions was $450 billion, according to a recent ...
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CNA Financial Profit Falls 37% WSJ.com

CNA Financial Corp. reported a 37% decline in fourth-quarter profit as the insurer recorded a wider operating loss in its noncore life and group lines of business.
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Humana Net Up 86%; Outlook Raised WSJ.com

Humana Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings rose 86% amid an ongoing trend of rising membership and patients using health services lightly, and the company expects to continue bulking up by adding more senior customers this year.
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UnitedHealth Targets Long-Term Double-Digit Earnings Growth WSJ.com

Managed-care company UnitedHealth Group Inc. is targeting long-term earnings growth in a double-digit range, backed by high single-digit sales growth, as it aims to expand its Optum health-care-services business.
Global Regulators Proving Hard To Please On Mergers WSJ Blogs

The failure of the NYSE Euronext/Deutsche Borse tie-up is a stark reminder to dealmakers that the fate of their work often rests in government' hands.
When Kids Earn More Than Their Parents WSJ Blogs

Tim Sabol's 31-year-old client is worth about $15 million. Her parents, who are in their mid-60s and divorced, are not. Sabol's client worked at a large technology startup that went public. Soon after, she paid off her mother's mortgage and ...
Barron's 2012 Roundtable, Part Three -- Yielding to Reality Barrons.com

Barron's 2012 Roundtable Part 1 Barron's 2012 Roundtable Part 2 Tireless as well as prescient, Marc Faber has warned Roundtable readers repeatedly that the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates unnaturally low "as far as the eye can see." ...
Roommate Not Wanted WSJ.com

There is an art to living alone. Neglecting to fill your social calendar under such circumstances can lead to some long, empty weekends, but even those whose datebooks are overflowing may find that loneliness lurks like a shadow when the ...

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